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FANTASY COMMENTATOR. Vol. II, No. 1. Winter, 1946-7.
by SEARLES, . Langley (Editor)
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FANTASY COMMENTATOR was primarily devoted to articles dealing with various aspects of Fantasy and Science Fiction, rather than fans submitting their fictions, or fan squabbles. Sam Moskowitz, for instance, serialized the first draft of his Fanzine History, THE IMMORTAL STORM, in the pages of FC. A. Langly Searles continued column, FORGOTTEN CREATORS OF GHOSTS, provided bio/bibliographical information about current,… Read more about this item Item Price
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FANTASY COMMENTATOR. Vol. I, No. 9. Winter 1945-1946.
by SEARLES, . Langley (Editor) [HODGSON, William Hope]
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FANTASY COMMENTATOR was primarily devoted to articles dealing with various aspects of Fantasy and Science Fiction, rather than fans submitting their fictions, or fan squabbles. Sam Moskowitz, for instance, serialized the first draft of his Fanzine History, THE IMMORTAL STORM, in the pages of FC. A. Langly Searles continued column, FORGOTTEN CREATORS OF GHOSTS, provided bio/bibliographical information about current,… Read more about this item Item Price
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WEIRD TALES
by DURIE, Alistair
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- 1979
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London: Jupiter Books, 1979. First Edition. An excellent narrative, and visual history of the legendary magazine, by an equally legendary British collector and scholar. Illustrated throughout with black and white, color, and color imposed cover replications of the more noted issues. Durie's commentary is lively and informative, covering, editors, authors and artists. Durie was one of… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE LUCKY BAG OF 1929
by (HEINLEIN, Robert A.)
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- 1929
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Annapolis, MD: US Naval Academy, 1929. First Printing. The Naval Academy at Annapolis, graduating class of 1929, of which Robert A. Heinlein was a member. A young Heinlein is accorded a handsome photograph and write-up listing his fields of expertise; Heinlein ranked Expert Rifleman, and was a medal winning Epee, fencer. A unique—rare addition to the Heinlein… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE LAST OF THE GREAT ROMANTIC POETS
by (CLARK ASHTON SMITH) FRYER, Donald-Sidney
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- 1973
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Albuquerque,: Silver Scarob Press, 1973. [First Edition]. Twenty-two page essayabout 22,000 words, by Clark Ashton Smith's bibliographer and romantic poet in his own rite, Donald Sidney-Fryer. The essay declares CAS truly the last great romantic poet writing in traditional form, tracing an historic lineage from Edmund Spenser, through George Sterling. It's heavy going, but the author knows… Read more about this item Item Price
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PLANETS AND DIMENSIONS: Collected Essays of Clark Ashton Smith
by SMITH, Clark Ashton
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- 1973
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Baltimore: Mirage press, 1973. [First edition]. Thirty-four essays and commentary by the noted Fantasy author, as well as "An Appreciation" of him by California poet and friend, George Sterling. Some topics include Smith's own Memoriams to his friend, H.P. Lovecraft, An Autobiography of Clark Ashton Smith, The Favorite Weird Stories of Clark Ashton Smith, The Validity of Weird… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BOOK OF THE SIXTH WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION
by (VANCE, Jack]
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- 1980
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Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1980. First Edition. Jack Vance was the Guest of Honor at the 1979, World Fantasy Convention, and his work is represented with a one-page sampler from THE BOOK OF DREAMS, an 6-page bibliographical checklist of the author by Daniel Levack, a six-page excerpt from THE AVATAR'S APPRENTICE, a 12-page portfolio of illustrations by Virgil Finlay, George… Read more about this item Item Price
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SELECTED LETTERS OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH
by SMITH, Clark Ashton
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- 2003
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Sauk City: Arkham House, 2003. First Edition. Two hundred-seven-six letters are referenced, from the year 1911, when CAS was eighteen, until just a few weeks before his death in 1961. Smith's letters are in no way as compelling, absorbing, or entertaining as Lovecraft's, as Smith, in addition to working hard manual labor, writing his fictions, painting, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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ZEN AND THE ART OF WRITING
by BRADBURY, Ray
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- 1973
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Santa Barbara, Calif.: Capra Press, 1973. First Edition. Teo essays expounding Bradbury's enthusiasim for writing, entitled, 'Zen and the Art of Writing,' and 'The Joy of Writing. A chapbook-sized book of over forty pages, bound in stiff paper covers. A fine copy. Item Price
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H.P. LOVECRAFT: A LIFE
by JOSHI, S.T.
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- 1996
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West Warwick, R.I. : Necronomicon Press, 1996. First Printing. The second biography of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, this Herculean undertaking by S.T. Joshi exhumes incredible minutae of HPL's life and times, and may be dense reading for many; you could term L. Sprague de Campt's biography as a general introduction to the man, whereas Joshi gets inside HPL's skin with… Read more about this item Item Price
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A MEANS TO FREEDOM. Vols. I & II. The HPL/REH Correspondence. [300 hardbound copies printed]
by HOWARD, Robert E., LOVECRAFT, H.P.
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- 2009
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New York: Hippocampus Press, 2009. First Edition. An epistolary correspondence from 1930 until May, 1936, between two of the major authors of Fantasy & SFRobert E. Howard and Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Nearly 1000 pages of their letters are reproduced in print within these two volumes. The letters are longer than many of their stories and… Read more about this item Item Price
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